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1985 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1985 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.458Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–0–10.90010+13Beat Tennessee 17–10
240.838Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+7Beat Texas 14–7
310.911Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+12Beat Michigan State 31–0
4-10.980Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80015+13Lost to Penn State 17–19
521.077Iowa (IOWA)B105–01.0001+9Beat Wisconsin 23–13
671.119Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12Beat Alabama 19–17
721.123Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–01.0001+12Beat Eastern Michigan 42–24
841.129Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80015+12Beat Florida State 59–27
9-11.163Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+10Beat Texas Tech 30–7
10101.195BYUIND WAC5–10.83312+14Beat San Diego State 28–0
11-91.227Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–1–10.62538+7Lost to Florida 10–17
12171.232Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80015+10Beat Indiana 48–7
1361.272Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80015+11Beat Ole Miss 49–21
1421.281Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–10.80015+8Beat Oklahoma State 34–24
15-51.283UCLAPAC4–1–10.75030+10Beat Stanford 34–9
16-111.434Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80015+9Lost to Auburn 27–59
17-31.440Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–0–10.90010+6Beat San José State 37–17
1831.463Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80015+10Beat Cincinnati 38–0
19-41.474Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–01.0001+6Beat Navy 24–7
20-31.530Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–01.0001+5Beat Western Michigan 24–17
21101.572Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–10.80015+9Beat Mississippi State 33–19
2211.613Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–10.83312+8Beat SMU 21–14
2321.626Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+3Beat Boston College 45–14
24-131.654Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–10.80015+8Lost to Nebraska 24–34
2551.730Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–10.80015+7Beat Missouri 38–7
2681.790Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80015+5Beat Northwestern 21–10
27121.795LSUSEC3–10.75030+7Beat Vanderbilt 49–7
2801.878Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–10.80015+6BYE
2941.999Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80015+5Beat Houston 43–16
30-42.021Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60039+7BYE
31-72.043Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66734+7Lost to Kentucky 19–33
3232.114Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–10.80015+4Beat Western Carolina 24–17
33102.140Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–20.60039+6Beat Utah 34–27
3462.180Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–20.66734+7Beat California 28–12
35-172.317Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80015+3Lost to Ohio State 7–48
36-142.334Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75030+3Lost to Oklahoma 7–14
37-102.375Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–10.83312+2Lost to Arizona State 27–34
38-22.499Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60039+5Lost to Iowa 13–23
39-72.550San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60039+4Lost to BYU 0–28
4012.563West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70033+3BYE
4142.638Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348+2Beat NC State 24–10
42122.696Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60039+3Beat Illinois 30–24
4332.769Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–20.60039+3Beat Toledo 26–14
4452.871Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–20.66734+1Beat Louisville 42–12
45-72.924Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–20.667340Lost to Iowa State 21–22
46152.927North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60039+2Beat Wake Forest 34–14
47-32.971USCPAC2–20.50049+1BYE
48-63.062SMUIND SWC2–20.500490Lost to Baylor 14–21
4933.194Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–2–20.500490Beat Tulane 38–21
50-133.276Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60039-1Lost to Clemson 24–27
51253.279Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.40065+2Beat Virginia 27–24
52-23.300Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–30.500490Beat Rutgers 14–13
53133.311Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–20.60039+8Beat Kansas 22–21
54-33.375Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–30.50049+1Lost to Arkansas 7–30
5583.405UNLVIND PCAA3–30.500490Beat Pacific 24–14
56-33.462Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–40.42961+2Lost to Army 14–45
57163.600South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50049-1Beat Duke 28–7
58-103.732Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–30.50049-2Lost to UNLV 14–24
5993.735Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–30.50049-2Beat Ohio 36–23
6043.927Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.50049-3BYE
61-34.032Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.250860BYE
62-74.047Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40065-1Lost to Purdue 24–30
63-74.057Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.400650Lost to Michigan 0–31
6454.152Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40065-1BYE
65-64.206Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–3–10.41764-2Lost to Georgia 21–49
66114.228Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–30.400650Beat TCU 34–27
6784.246Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–40.33376-1Beat Long Beach State 37–35
68124.317Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33376-2Beat Oregon State 34–0
69-24.370Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–40.42961-4Lost to Miami 0–38
70-134.482Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50049-6Lost to Tulsa 35–37
71-244.498Duke (DUKE)ACC2–30.40065-4Lost to South Carolina 7–28
72-124.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40065-4Lost to Minnesota 10–21
73-114.752Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50049-8Lost to North Carolina 14–34
74144.843Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–40.33376-4Beat New Mexico 45–28
75124.970Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–30.400650Beat UTEP 51–24
76-65.030East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–40.33376-7Lost to Louisiana 14–16
77-125.155TCUIND SWC2–30.40065-5Lost to Rice 27–34
78155.323Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42961-3Beat East Carolina 16–14
7955.346Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–3–10.30085-5Beat Wyoming 26–18
80-95.369Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–40.33376-6Lost to LSU 7–49
8105.391Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.200870Lost to Air Force 7–24
82-85.439Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–40.33376-7Lost to CAL State Fullerton 30–32
8335.573Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40065-2Lost to Bowling Green 24–42
84-15.689California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33376-10Lost to Washington 12–28
85-135.868Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–50.16794-5Lost to Hawai'i 18–26
8635.889Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–40.20087-7Lost to Texas A&M 16–43
8796.026Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–40.33376-6Beat William & Mary 40–10
88-106.067Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–40.20087-6Lost to UCLA 9–34
89-76.152Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–4–10.10098-7Lost to Temple 13–14
90-116.192New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–40.20087-7Lost to Colorado State 28–45
91-16.481Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–40.20087-9Lost to Miami (OH) 14–26
92-76.490Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–40.33376-4Lost to Washington State 0–34
93-26.555Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–40.20087-8BYE
9496.993CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–30.40065-2Beat Utah State 32–30
9547.172Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–50.00099-7Lost to Central Michigan 17–24
96-17.198NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–50.16794-6Lost to Pittsburgh 10–24
97-37.545Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–50.16794-10Lost to Southern Miss 12–42
98-67.611Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–50.00099-10Lost to Colorado 7–38
99-27.642New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20087-12BYE
10007.921San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16794-14Lost to Fresno State 17–37
101-38.331Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–60.00099-14Lost to Memphis 21–38
10208.708Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–50.00099-8Lost to Ball State 23–36
103-28.781UTEPIND WAC0–60.00099-14Lost to Kent State 24–51
104010.829Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.00099-3BYE

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